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14. O come hither, and hearken, all ye that fear GOD and I will tell you what he hath done for my soul.

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15. I called unto him with my mouth and gave him praises with my tongue.

16. If I incline unto wickedness with mine heart : the LORD will not hear me.

17. But God hath heard me and considered the voice of my prayer.

18. Praised be God who hath not cast out my prayer: nor turned his mercy from me.

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PSALM C.

1. O BE joyful in the LORD, all ye lands: serve the LORD with gladness, and come before his presence with a song.

2. Be ye sure that the LORD he is GOD: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

3. O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name.

4. For the LORD is gracious, his mercy is everlasting and his truth endureth from generation to generation. Glory to GoD on high. Hallelujah. [PURCELL, GATES.

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1. O COME, let us sing unto the LORD: let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.

2. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms. 3. For the LORD is a great GOD: and a great King above all gods.

4. In his hand are all the corners of the earth: and the strength of the hills is his also.

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6. O come, let us worship and fall down and kneel before the LORD our Maker.

7. For he is the LORD our GoD: and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

The LORD is great, and great his might, and his mercy endures for evermore.

xcvi. 9. O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness let the earth stand in awe of him.

11. Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad : 13. For he cometh to judge the world with right

eousness.

xcix. 9. O magnify the LORD, and worship him upon his holy hill: for the LORD our GoD is holy.

xcvi. 10. Tell it out among the heathen, that the LORD is King.

lxxvii. 13. Who is so great a God as our God? xcvi. 6. Glory and worship are before him power and honour are in his sanctuary. Hallelujah. Amen. [HANDEL, NARES, PITT, AYRTON, HAYDN.

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1. O CLAP your hands together, all ye people : 0 sing unto God with the voice of melody.

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2. For the LORD is high, and to be feared he is the great King upon all the earth.

3. He shall subdue the people under us : and the nations under our feet.

4. He shall choose out an heritage for us: even the worship of Jacob, whom he loved.

5. GOD is gone up with a merry noise and the LORD with the sound of the trump.

6. O sing praises, sing praises unto our GoD: O sing praises, sing praises unto our King.

7. For God is the King of all the earth : sing ye praises with understanding.

cxxvii. 4. Lo, children and the fruit of the womb : are an heritage and gift that cometh of the LORD.

5. Like as arrows in the hand of a giant even so are young children.

6. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : he shall not be ashamed to speak with his enemies in the gate.

cxxxviii. 5. Lo, thus shall the man be blessed: that feareth the LORD. Hallelujah.

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4. O COME hither, and behold the works of GOD: how wonderful he is in his doings toward the children of men.

lxxviii. 13. Marvellous things did he in the sight of our forefathers, in the land of Egypt: even in the field of Zoan.

14. He divided the sea, and let them go through : he made the waters to stand on an heap.

16. He clave the hard rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink thereof :

25. He rained down manna for them to eat and gave them food from heaven.

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14. O COME hither and hearken, all ye that fear GOD and I will tell you what he hath done for my soul.

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exviii. 18. The LORD hath chastened and corrected me; but he hath not given me over unto death.

lxxi. 21. Therefore will I praise thee, O GOD: unto thee will I sing, O thou Holy One of Israel. Hallelujah. Amen. [NARES.

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6. O COME, let us worship and bow down, and kneel before the LORD.

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17. O DO well unto thy servant : that I may live, and keep thy law.

18. Open thou mine eyes that I may see the wondrous things of thy law.

19. I am a stranger upon earth: O hide not thy commandments from me.

20. My soul breaketh out for the very fervent desire that it hath alway unto thy judgments. 24. For thy testimonies are my delight and my counsellors.

Amen.

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1. O GIVE thanks unto the LORD.

cxxii. 6. O pray for the peace of Jerusalem they shall prosper that love thee."

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7. Peace be within thy walls and plenteousness within thy palaces.

8. For my brethren and companions' sake: we will wish thee prosperity.

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1. O GIVE thanks unto the LORD.

cxii. 6. The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance: and the just as the brightness of the firmament.

ECCLUS. xliv. 14. Their bodies are buried in peace : but their name liveth evermore.

cvi. 46. Blessed be the LORD GOD of Israel from everlasting. And let all the people say, Amen. [PURCELL and HANDEL, WALMISLEY.

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1. O GIVE thanks unto the LORD, and call upon his Name: tell the people what things he hath done.

2. O let your songs be of him, and praise him : and let your talking be of all his wondrous works. 3. Rejoice in his holy Name : let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

5. Remember the marvellous works that he hath done his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth. 6. O ye seed of Abraham his servant : ye children of Jacob his chosen.

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PSALM CVI.

1. O GIVE thanks unto the LORD, for he is gracious: and his mercy endureth for ever.

2. Who can express the noble acts of the LORD: or shew forth all his praise?

4. Remember me, O LORD, according to the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: Ŏ visit me with thy salvation;

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5. That I may see the felicity of thy chosen and rejoice in the gladness of thy people, and give thanks with thine inheritance.

46. Blessed be the LORD GOD of Israel from everlasting, and world without end: and let all the people say, Amen.

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ciii. 3. The LORD forgiveth all thy sin and healeth all thine infirmities.

9. He will not alway be chiding: neither keepeth he his anger for ever.

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PSALM CXviii.

1. O GIVE thanks unto the LORD, for he is gracious: because his mercy endureth for ever.

2. Let Israel now confess, that he is gracious: and that his mercy endureth for ever.

xxii. 28. For the kingdom is the LORD's: and he is the Governor among the people.

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